Fayemi, Akeredolu, Oyetola others interrogate place of Yoruba in Nigeria; canvass revival of Ethnic Group’s dying legacies The Yoruba nation is considered a sophisticated ethnic group in the country. This is especially so when viewed from the post-independence era, when it was miles ahead of other regions in the area of commerce and industry, language […]
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Court adjourns trial till May 10 Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Monday presented its 11th witness in a case of alleged money laundering it preferred against former Ekiti State Governor Ayodele Fayose. The witness, Mr Sunday Alade, was the Akure branch manager of a first generation bank in 2014 when N1.2 billion was […]
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‘I don’t see this country lasting for another decade if it fails to restructure. We cannot continue this way. There is frustration and misery. Presently, we are spending a substantial part of our wealth to service debt. We are talking about next level of diseases, hunger and others. For instance what represented Yoruba interest in […]
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Two persons were killed while three others were hospitalised after suspected hoodlums attacked Iyemero- Ekiti in Ikole Local Government Area of Ekiti. The attack came barely a week after the traditional ruler of the town, Oba Agboola Ogungbemi, had raised an alarm of an impending attack on his community. The attack occurred in the early […]
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The People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Benue State Chapter has described as barbaric and unacceptable the murder of Torkuma Amaa-Bai, son of the National Ex-Officio member of the party, Prince Vincent Yandev Amaabai Sunday in Gboko. Torkuma, who is the first son of his father and an active member of the PDP, was shot death by […]
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The ruling All Progressives Congress on Sunday said it was not against the decision of Senator Ahmed Lawan and other senators-elect to consult with members of the opposition on the election of leaders of the Ninth National Assembly. The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Lanre Issa-Onilu, said this in a statement made available to journalists in […]
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By Martins Oloja Arrest of WikiLeaks co-founder Mr. Julian Assange last Thursday at the Ecuadorian Embassy in the U.K. after Ecuador revoked his political asylum has again provoked questions about press freedom in this age of the strongmen who also advertise transparency and open society. He was arrested for failing to surrender to the U.K. court in […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on his victory in the parliamentary election. In a statement by his Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, in Abuja on Sunday, Buhari extended best wishes to the people of the State of Israel in the aftermath of the successful conclusion of […]
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Parents and relatives arrives holding portraits of their girls for a commemoration five years after they were abducted by Boko Haram Jihadists group on April 14, 2019 at the Chibok Local Government. – On April 14, 2014, gunmen stormed the Chibok girls’ boarding school, kidnapping 276 pupils aged 12-17, 57 of whom managed to escape […]
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The Federal Government has again clarified its stance on the removal of fuel subsidy, saying it has no plan to do so in the immediate future. The Minister of Finance, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed, said this on Sunday at the briefing by the Nigerian delegation on the outcome of their meetings with investors and institutions at […]
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